BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Inspector General’s Office has released a 26-page report following a recent audit of the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority.
The audit found that BMHA did not administer operating funds in accordance with HUD, federal and authority requirements.
The IG also released a list of six recommendations to HUD to bring BMHA into compliance.
In response, a HUD official says the agency takes this very seriously and is reviewing the report carefully.
Buffalo Comptroller Mark Schroeder, meanwhile, said the report shows the need for a full risk assessment.
“The federal audit was narrow. What we want to do is comprehensive,” Schroeder said.
Schroeder wants to hire the best CPA in the city to assist the city auditor in determining if the agency is using best practices for issues like payroll, tenant collection and human resources.
“Once that’s determined, whether there is or not, and I suggest there isn’t, that would be the blueprint for the new executive director and the board to move forward,” Schroeder said.
Schroeder also wants the BMHA to pay for the audit.
He says he met with BMHA’s Executive Director Gillian Brown Monday and he continues to resist the idea.
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